 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Aug 16, 2019, 01:09 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Hello all, this is my first post here although I've been on the crazy train and the med go-round for about 20 years. Until about Easter this year I had been pretty close to remission for about 6-7 years but since then It's been a spiral downwards. I have been on 300mg of Effexor and valium for about six years and I'm pretty sure that has totally crapped out on me.
I was impatient self-admitted a couple of months ago. Just like my outside doc the inside doc just wanted to add a helper for the Effexor. I think they are just not wanting to go to a new "main" med because of the withdrawal from a med like Effexor when you are already in a bad place mentally. My question is how much worse can it get than as bad as it gets? Zero appetite, losing a lot of weight, zero interest in anything. Wouldn't that be the best time to dump a nonworking med and try another one? Sorry if this is turning into a ramble but this time I have a couple of symptoms that are new to me and am wondering if anyone else has ever seen them. The first is when a bad wave comes over me my arms and legs get a feeling of numbness, like not totally numb I can still feel them but kind of like a "heavy numbness" it's hard to put into words. The second one is kind of indelicate and male-related, so guys, when you are in a really low point, does it ever seem like big Jim and the twins are like a turtle pulled up into its shell? If anybody takes the time to read this rant thanks. |
 Fuzzybear, mountainstream, Thirty shades
|
 Skeezyks
|
|
#2
Aug 16, 2019, 08:15 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Hello WeTrudgeOn: Thank you for bringing your concern here to PC.
 Since this is your first post... welcome to Psych Central.  The Men-Focused Support forum, here on PC, may be of interest to you. Here's a link:https://psychcentralforums.com/men-focused-support/ I don't think there is much of anything I can offer with regard to the specifics of your post.  However here are links to 3 articles, from Psych Central's archives, on the subject of depression:Depression: Symptoms, Types & Treatments | Psych Central Living with Depression: A Guide for Coping with Depressive Feelings | Psych Central 12 Depression Busters for Men I hope you find PC to be of benefit. 
__________________
"I may be older but I am not wise / I'm still a child's grown-up disguise / and I never can tell you what you want to know / You will find out as you go." (from: "A Nightengale's Lullaby" - Julie Last) |
|
#3
Aug 16, 2019, 08:50 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Thank you so much for the links and the reply, the last one is particularly interesting.
|
|
#4
Aug 17, 2019, 04:09 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Welcome
__________________
|
|
#5
Aug 17, 2019, 04:20 PM
|
||||
|
||||
 WeTrudgeOn
|
|
#6
Aug 20, 2019, 08:00 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
